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or abrasion on the inside of the loop of a mooring linehttps://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/chafe-gear-09.jpgChafe-Gear-09Woven Polyester Tubes for Chafe Protection, upper tube has hook and loop fasteners so it can be wrapped around the line anywhere, the lower tube is a continuous tube and needs to be slid on the line from one end.https://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/chafe-protection-08.jpgChafe-protection-08Old hose used for chafe protectionhttps://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/chafe-gear-06.jpgChafe-Gear-06Cleat installed at the edge to reduce chafe https://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/chafe-gear-07.jpgChafe-Gear-07Chafe protection for the center of a cleathttps://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/chafe-gear-05.jpgChafe-Gear-05Canvas used for chafe protection, fasten the canvas or other material in several spotshttps://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/chafe-gear-03.jpgChafe-Gear-03What can happen if proper chafe 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The masts on America are quite large.https://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/yacht-america-100.jpgYacht-America-100Another view of the Doradehttps://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/yacht-america-090.jpgYacht-America-090A nicely finished 1850's style Dorade on the cabin top of the Yacht Americahttps://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/yacht-america-080.jpgYacht-America-080105 feet to the top of the main mast, and I get nose bleed on a step stool, maybe not my calling in life up therehttps://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/yacht-america-070.jpgYacht-America-070Starting to coil a halyard with the <a href="https://captnmike.com/2011/10/03/coiling-line-using-the-ballantine-coil-on-the-adventuress/">Ballantine Coil</a> on the Yacht America. The Ballantine Coil is used on Tall Ships to organize halyards so they will run free and not jam when the sail is dropped.https://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/yacht-america-060.jpgYacht-America-060The second sail is finally uphttps://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/yacht-america-050.jpgYacht-America-050The main is almost up their folks, pull just a bit harder!!https://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/yacht-america-040.jpgYacht-America-040Getting ready to raise the main sail, the Yacht America like many tour vessels makes the guests do the hard work, something about team building and reliving the ambiance of old2015-08-23T21:27:31+00:00monthlyhttps://captnmike.com/2009/10/07/marine-rules-of-the-road/2015-08-19T06:19:55+00:00monthlyhttps://captnmike.com/2015/08/14/2014-boating-accidents-how-you-can-reduce-your-risk-of-having-an-accident/https://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/boating-accident.jpgBoating-AccidentCrewmembers aboard a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium, from Coast Guard Station Charleston, S.C., approach an overturned boat, July 13, 2015, approximately 12 miles off the Charleston coast. 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The back of the enclosure overlapped and blocked about 1/3 of the engine access panel.https://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/electrical-panel-04.jpgElectrical Panel - 04New electrical panel showing improved engine and aft quarter access. The entire area below the flashlights was blocked, making access to the fender and anchor storage area difficult, as well as making engine access very difficult.https://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/electrical-panel-01.jpgElectrical Panel - 01Electrical enclosure showing the mounting panel attached to the inside of the hull and the Weld Mount tie wraps inside and outside the enclosure.https://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/electrical-panel-02.jpgElectrical Panel - 02New electrical panel in it's enclosure mounted high on the hull in the aft port quarter2015-05-17T16:32:20+00:00monthlyhttps://captnmike.com/2015/05/10/the-power-of-the-ocean/https://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/the-power-of-the-oceans.jpgThe Power of the OceansThe Power of the Oceans2015-05-11T03:18:08+00:00monthlyhttps://captnmike.com/2015/05/07/heading-to-the-water-know-these-safety-tips/https://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/em_facebook_ear.jpgFacebook Fanhttps://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/em_flickr_ear.jpgSee us on Flickrhttps://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/em_youtube_ear.jpgWatch us YouTubehttps://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/em_twitter_ear.jpgFollow us on Twitterhttps://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/em_firetwitter_ear.jpgFollow DNR Fire Twitterhttps://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/em_forum_ear.jpgJoin in the DNR Forumhttps://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/water-safety-blog.jpgFollow these tips for safe and fun water recreation on DNR-managed land.https://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/155216_475488848976_4666123_n.jpgKayakers take advantage of nice weather to paddle around in puget sound. 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Rainier will survey these areas in the Strait of Juan de Fuca during November.https://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/rainier-s221.jpgNOAA Ship Rainer with her launches aboard2014-11-01T17:09:07+00:00monthlyhttps://captnmike.com/2014/05/19/making-pelican-hook-lanyards-key-fobs/https://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/key-fobs-pelican-hooks-c.jpgKey-Fobs-Pelican-Hooks-CMore assorted Key Fobs and Pelican Hook / Shackle lanyards, the colors are only limited by your imagination https://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/pelican-hook-lanyard-step-12.jpgPelican-Hook-Lanyard-Step-12Finished Pelican Hook Lanyards / Shackle Lanyards and Key Fobs showing some of the different colors of cord that can be usedhttps://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/pelican-hook-lanyards.jpgPelican-Hook-LanyardsDIY Pelican Hook Lanyards made using a Portuguese Sennit 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colored versions of the Spiral Portuguese Sennit, key fobhttps://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/spiral-portuguese-sennit-step-17.jpgSpiral-Portuguese-Sennit-Step-17Finished Spiral Portuguese Sennit, key fob - note the alternating cross bar colors showing how the spiral works https://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/spiral-portuguese-sennit-step-16.jpgSpiral-Portuguese-Sennit-Step-16Ready to trim the extra cord flush with the knots https://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/spiral-portuguese-sennit-step-15.jpgSpiral-Portuguese-Sennit-Step-15Pulling the slack out of the bitter end to give a nice finish to the knot https://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/spiral-portuguese-sennit-step-14.jpgSpiral-Portuguese-Sennit-Step-14Starting to tighten up the knots to hold the bitter end in place https://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/spiral-portuguese-sennit-step-13.jpgSpiral-Portuguese-Sennit-Step-13The flip side https://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/spiral-portuguese-sennit-step-12.jpgSpiral-Portuguese-Sennit-Step-12Thread the bitter end down through the center of the knots https://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/spiral-portuguese-sennit-step-11.jpgSpiral-Portuguese-Sennit-Step-11Tie the last 4 knots loose, this is to allow the bitter ends to be threaded down through the center of the knots https://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/spiral-portuguese-sennit-step-10.jpgSpiral-Portuguese-Sennit-Step-10Stop about 4 knots short of the total length of the spiral desired https://captnmike.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/spiral-portuguese-sennit-step-09.jpgSpiral-Portuguese-Sennit-Step-09Sometimes it is necessary to take the Spiral Portuguese Sennit, key fob off the hook to make sure the spiral is not strained 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